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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-18
He Would Not Take Any Risk


"Oh, Maurice" said Wilson girl
to her lover, "did you know papa had
bought new dog ?"
Maurice started and looked anx-
iously, even nervously.
"No, darling" he replied, with a
slight two stop tremulo in his voice.
"He has Maurice, and he knows SO
many tricks, too"
"Your papa or the dog, my dar.
ling?" he inquired, in an distracted
manner.
"The dog, of course, naughty boy" a."
she answered, playfully tapping him
on the chin with the middle finger of
her lily white hand.
"When did he secure this valuable e
animal p
"Last Monday morning, dear he
brought him home. He has been
playing his tricks every day, and the
strangest one is that he will go into
the water and catch fish,"
"Your papa or the dog, dear p
"The dog, of course" she answered,
pettishly this time.
Again the young man from IarborO
street looked anxiously, nervously
around the room.
"Did you say he caught fish, dar-
ling?"
Yes, love, and he holds to them so
we can hardly pull him away"
Darling" he whispered, "Oh, dar-
ling, l was here last night in the rain.
1t was a very watery rain, too, but
darling be brave now, and tell me il
my coat tail looks like fish,"
Let us turn from this sad scene.
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The Earl of Aberdeen. Brother.

The recent visit of the earl of Aber-
deem to New York recalls the story of
his lamented elder brother, who once
resided in Richmond and was known
by the name of George Osborne. His
peerage was not then suspected. 1t is
said that before leaving his Scottish
home be had often remarked that it
was possible for one to go to sea before
the mast and return in command of
his own ship, and it is supposed that
in order to demonstrate the possibility
of this he abandoned rank, wealth,
and influence and became a sailor on
board an American ship. He found
employment in different vocations,
sometimes going to sea, again working
on the ice, then at rigging vessels He
was recklessly daring in the latter
calling, and often received a kindly
reprimand from his fellow -riggers for
his carelessness when aloft. In 1870
he was swept overheard from the
schooner Hera, bound ON a voyage to
Australia. 1t was then dis covered
that he was the earl of Aberdeen.
His parents, who had for years sought
to find the wandering son, finally
learned that he had chosen Richmond
for his temporary home. Here they
found his effects, photograph, ETC., in
possession of an estimable young lady
now living in Vermont. Many sub
stantial presents were made to those
giving information concerning the
young nobleman's life in Richmond.
The Richmond Library association re-
ceived from his mother, in considera.
tion of her son having spent many
hours in its rooms, case of valuab 'e
books, bearing appropriate inscrip.
tions to his memory.-Neac York
World.
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BILE to greet the party. And when he
turned away the lady exclaimed
"Now do you blame me for forgetting
the cards for a moment at the sight Of
man who has done SO much for us ?"
THE GREAT GEORGIA TRIBUNE.
Robert Toombs was there also that
summer with his grandson and daugh-
ter, Dudley and Louise DeBose. Mr..
Corcoran called on him the morning
after his Arrival, and Mr.. Toombs was
nna-'e to return the visit for some
days. Mr.. Corcoran was twelve years
his senior, and Mr.. Toombs looked
quite fifteen years older. But it was
pleasant to mark their friendship and
intercourse. The few times that he
was able to appear in the parlor, he
had an ovation.
The life of one has run its course
and that of the other is drawing to its
close. Both men have made an i'm
press on the age. The one by his ge-
MUS as politician, and of whom it
has been said: "No lordlier life than
his can be found in the history of our
Republic. He has never moved as
other men, nor worked by ordinary
methods. He has been kingly in all
his ways, and lavish in his opinions,
disdaining all expedients or -delibera
tions, and moving to his ambitions
with princely assumption that has
never been gainsayed by the people,
and seldom by circ lmstances. And
of the other it will be said "He was
kingly in his ways and kingly in his
gifts. Loving his kind with a tender
and gentle love, worthy of the great
Jehovah, his Master, to whose court
he must shortly be called
Years ago Mr.. Corcoran showed me
with pride handsome walking stick
presented to him by some gentlemen
of Charleston. 1t is the one he has
used always since then, and / have Of
ten held it in my hand and adm red
its exceeding beauty. 'Tis of palmet-
to, highly polished, with gold head,
upon which his name and a palmetto
tree are engraved. WANDA.
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A Confederate. War Relic.

Mr.. Joseph Wheeler was one of
the best of confederates, and he has
many valued relics of the war. Among
them is pocket comb that he carried
with him from the time he left here
with the Anson Guards-April 10Th,
1S61-to the close of the war. He
also has biscuit and little sack of
salt that he carried with him to the
seat of war, but which were returned
home because he felt that biscuit and
a bag of salt could not be kept liz that
army. But the most valuable relic is
star cut from the battle-fag of his
regiment. He could not prevent the
surrender of the flag, but he was de-
termined that the star representing
the State of North Carolina should
never be surrendered.
When Mr. Wheeler was told that
an army biscuit, exhibited in an Ala
bama political campaign, had elected
its possessor to Congress, he said he
hoped he would never have such bad
luck. It was bad enough to have
been defeated, without having to 60 to
Congress- Wadesboro Messenger.
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The Hermit of Morehead City.

A writer i'll III the Southern Guilt
rator, after expatiating on the pleas
ures and advantages of Morehead CT
ty, gives the following interesting in
cident Of one Of its peculiar charac-
ters. He says:
"a visit to Morehead is incomplete
unless it embraces the acquaintance of
old Elijah Lewis, the hermit, who
lives opposite the hotel"on the banks"
He has lived there for over thirty
years in tumbled down wreck Of
cabin. Most Of the time he is alone,
not human being to speak to him
month in and month out. The sea
supplies him with all he wants In
winter''no gale is so fierce, no storm 50
threatening that he cannot be deserted
way out on the restless waters Beating
his way about under ragged, dingy
sails, in his rickety, weather beaten
boat, the Black Colt He is IA noted
oyster man, and his fearless exploits
in the pursuit of huge sea turtles, alone
and unaided, would give the cue to
Jules Verne for still wider flights of
thrilling description. Having heard
that it was his habit on nearing u sea
turtle to spring from his boat be it
i'll hundred foot water leap on the
monsters back, clutch him by the
head and thus steer safely to land, re
asked him if the story could be cred
ited Wall, said he. / kin do it
have done it many's the time, an
would be mighty glad to git the
chance to do it agin' Last summer
he was somewhat feeble, and being
asked by some visitors how he was,
replied: 1 reckon | mus be kinder
on the mend my appetite's looking
up a little; l ct ~ aigs fur breakfast
this mornin' and 'ain't felt none the
worse fur 'em,
He is collector OF shells and has
for sale on his outdoor counters many
of the rarest and loveliest specimens
from Shackelford's Banks, Birds
Point and other remote localities. He
sells them at an absurdly small price
and affects supreme Indifference as
to whether he sells or not. There are
strange tales afoat about old Elijah
Lewis that have given him some
what weird and uncanny interest, and
| the various versions of his checkered, ,
amphibious career, told in the rough
dialect and with the untutorel dra-
matte of the native bankers make a
story we'll worth listening ~.
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embers. Everywhere in the wreck
wouded unhurt men, women and
children, whose lives could be saved
if they could be gotten out, but whose
death, in the most horrible form, was
certain if the twisted wood of the
broken cars caught fire. And to fight
the fire there was not q drop of
water, and only some fifty able bodied
men who still had presence of mind
and nerve enough to do their duty.
The only light was the light of the
burning bridge, and with so much of
ITS aid fifty men went to work to fight
the flames. For four hours they
FOUGHT LIKE FIENDs,
and for four hours victory hung in
the balance. Earth was the only
weapon with which the foe could be
fought. There was no pick or shovel
to dig it up, and they were compelled
to dig their fingers down into the
hard sunbaked earth, and heaped the
precious handfuls upon the encroach-
ing flames, and with the earth work,
built handful by handful, kept back
the foe. While this was going on
other brave men crept underneath the
wrecked cars, which held as prisoner
SO many precious lives, and with
pieces of board and sometimes their
hands, beat back the flames when
they flashed up alongside some un-
fortunate wretch who, pinned down
by heavy beam, looked on helpless
ly, while it seemed as if his death by
fire was certain; and while the fight
was thus going on, the ears of the
workers were filled with the
GRoANs OF DYING MEN,
the anguished entreaties of til, se
whose death seemed certain unless the
terrible blaze could be extinguished,
and the cries Of those too ba'ily hurt
to care in what manner an end were
brought about, so it would be quick.
While the fight had been going on,
men had being dying, and there were
not 50 many wounded to take out of
the wreck as there had been four
hours before; but in the meantime
the country had been aroused and
help had arrived, and the dead
taken out and conveyed to Chatsworth
while some of the wounded were car
ried to Piper city.
\ newspaper special estimates the
number of dead at 200, and says l 40
wounded have been counted
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The Variation of the Needle.

1t is not, perhaps, deemed by many
a very important matter, but our Leg
islature, in 1885, passed an act requir-
ing "the Secretary of the State to
cause to be erected in each county
two monuments at distance of five
CHAINS from center to center, in true
north and south line, by which COM
passes may be tested and the variation
noted and recorded" Experiments
have shown that there is, at different
times, considerable variation, and
much trouble might be avoided it in
struments were subjected to constant
tests Fayetteville fibserver.
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No Place Like the Old North State.

We learn that Mr. j. T. Patterson
is making his way back to North Car
olina, and is not SO favorably impress
ed with the "great West" after seeing
it as he was from reading the glowing
accounts in papers and pamphlets.
All in all, there is no country that
will excel old North Carolina. Fine
climate, good health, good society,
plenty to eat and good appetite to
enjoy it.-Morga',tom Star.
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ABOUT LAND PosrING.-The last
Legislature amended the law in rela
tion to posting of lands. 1t is only
necessary now to post notices on and
at three places and trespassers for a
second or subsequent are liable to the
fine of twenty-five dollars or imprison-
ment for thirty-days.
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Whites colonists in many cases. Some
of the Croatans were slave owners,
and some kept houses of entertain
ment for travellers.
Their cleanliness is characteristic.
Physicians who practice among them
speak of this and say they never hesi-
tate about sleeping or eating in the
house of a Croatan. They are hos
pitable people also, and very obliging.
They are proud of their mce and have
far stronger race prejudices than eth
er whites or negroes. They are the
best of friends, but the worst of enc
marked. Their fondness for cloth of
a red color is remarkable, and in this
most of their women are dressed. They
march in "Indian file" in their trav-
els. They are reticent unless one
gains their confidence. They are
of all colors, from pure white to black.
Many of them can with difficulty be
distinguished from white people.
Their women are in in many cases
beautiful, with supberb figures, as vo-
luptuous in some cases as those of the
far-famed Hawaiian maidens One
of their most beautiful women was
Rhoda Lowry, who was sometimes
spoken of as "Queen Rhoda." Their
movements are grace itself, and the
dress is worn in most beautiful way,
though simple in texture and design.
The Croatans were recognized as
white people, and attended the same
schools with white pupils. But in
1885, another curious thing in their
eventful history occurred. They were
deprived of the right to vote, and
classed "free persons of color" under
an amendment to the State Cors stitu-
ton, adopted that year, which prohib-
tied that class from voting or attend
ing school. The Croatans allege that
they were deprived of voting to effect
change in the politics of their
county. They were not allowed to
attend school from 1885 to 1868. Since
the latter date some of the poorer class
attended the public colored schools.
But that is at an end. They are now
race apart, fully recognized and car
ed for educationally.
Some seventeen years ago mem
Der of the tribe, Henry Berry Lowry,
disgraced it by becoming the chiet OF
band of outlaws, which for months
terrorized that section and caused a
national sensation. Finally they
were killed and the blot was wiped
out.
Such is the history of the Croatans
from 1887 to 1887. They were dwell
ers in Tyrrell, Dare, etc, who hap
pened to be ON Roanoke island. They
induced Whites colonists to go to the
mainland with them. They inter-
married and out of regard for the
white race, the latter's family names
were chosen. After years of life in
Eastern Carolina the tribe, after the
manner of many others, moved to 9TH
er places and chose Robson as its
main abiding place.
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TOBACCO BOXES.

AM PREPARED TO FURNISH MANU-
faeturers with all sizes of boxes at rock bot
tom prices. Consult me for estimates before
placing your contracts. X L. DAbbo.
June 16, 1SS7-u
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E.F. STRICKLAND, M. D.
GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY OF N. Y

offers his Professional Service
V1O THE CITIZENS OF BEGHkN and
i surrounding country. NH-OFfIcE and res
idence at Bethania, Forsyth county. no 30tf
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Wake Forest College.

CIXTEEN miles North of Raleigh. Ten
y distinct "Schools" Nine Professors. Well
equipped Laboratories, Library, Reading
Room, and Gymnasium. For information or
atal ogues. address
PRESIDENT C. E. TAYLOR,
iul 2s-Im Wake Forest College, NC.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-08-18
COLONISTS OF ROANOKE ISLAND
LOST IN 1887.

Their Descendants Believed to be the
Croatan Indians of 1SS7-The Facts
In Very Romantic History-Condi-
tion of the Croatans of the Present
Day.
F. 4. OILS, Of Raleigh, IN Auburn, Neac York
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VISIT THE CEDAR COVE NURSERIES i,

WlIICH are now, by odds the largest ic~l
w conducted and well stocked with the
most reliable fruits of amy nursery in the
state. Contain more acclimated varieties OF
Apples. Peaches Pears, Cherries, Grapes, ami
all other fruits for orchard and garden plaut-
ing. We have no competition t. extent Of
grounds and beautifully grown Il ees and vines
OF all durable ages and sizes. We IN and will
please you IN stock. Your orders soil ite,l. Pri-
cCs reasonable. Descriptive catalogue sent
free. Address. y. w. Craft,
S-ll-6 m. SHORE, Y NDEIN Co., NC.
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reparable injury, damage and detriment. and to
tho dsprival of the relator Of his rights benefits,
pay and emoluments as President Of the Senate,
lawfully entitled thereto"
The information concludes with prayer for an
injunction against Mr. Robertson ''intruding or
attempting to intrude" into the alice of Lieuten-
ant-governor. or attempting to perform the du-
ties of President Of the Senate "or presiding or
attempting to preside over said Senate, or any
joint convention or meeting of said Senate and
House of Representatives, or exercising or
attempting to exercise any other rights or priv
governor" He further sets forth that emer-
gency exists for Immediate grant
ing OF restraining order. without
notice. to prevent threatened yrong and I'M urv,
restraining him in the manner above prayed,
until notice of the foregoing application for in
hearing of this cause judgment of custer against
the defendent excluding him from the Office of
Lieutenant-governor is prayed for.
At o'clock Lieutenant-governor Robertson
was served at the Denison House with notice
to appear before Judge Ayres at o'clock this
morning and answer why restraining order
should not be issued. The notice served on him
was drawn up in way that made il illegal.
The language of it is that 'he shall appear
before the judge of the Circuit Court on the 14tn
day of January at o'clock, the same being the
first Judicial day of the February term of court,
which begins the first Monday in February, the
same being the 14th"
The proceeding was generally commented
upon, last evening, one which is, to say the
least, very audacious, and 1t SO nearly involves
the same question that was recently
ruled upon by Judge Ayres and the
final trial to result as the previous case did.
Judge Turpie himself overheard to say,
last evening, it is reported, that he did not be-
lieve the court had any jurisdiction In the case.
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mother of the eighteenth, gin tho dell war to
repent vsd God fcreie himT and these heresy
hunters who hare invoiced the mercy of God,
and know Just how much there is OF IL, are ask
ing questions Of tneso preachers and teachers
Not all OF us are up To Robert Burus's charity
for the devil We have gone from tallow dips
to whale oil. from that to kerosene, from that to
gas and electric light, but Ia the science of
mercy we are behind the ploughman of Moss
gieL
II ought perhaps, to say word of Father
McGlynn who has lately exercised citizens
right to speak and vote for Henry George. He
has, understand. been summoned to Italy to
give an account of himself for his conduct. What
an Italian has to say to what an American
chooses to do is what wait to hear.
II like the daily newspaper. It gives us the
new version of the New Testament and Locks
ley Hall Sixty Years After and turns fierce
the new has come in within twenty four hours.
and how far the old has retreated. 1t will make
az optimlst OF any man to read the daily papers
Mr.. Gradys speech at the late New England din
ner pictures the old South and the new South.
1t IS hopeful, confident, forward looking
speech by man who believes in America from
ocean to ocean and from Maine 10 the gulf under
one flag.
II read Locksley Hall Sixty Years After. and
then reach for Robert Bucharan's poem tom
Dunstan' Tom was one Of many shoemakere
in grimy shop. They stitched and stitched in
the thick smoke of their breath He was work
ing as his father and his fathers father, 10
light and no color. Bet he read the newspapers.
Something was the matter with his lungs. So,
finally, he did the reading while the Others
worked, they sharing their wages with him.
From the news of the world he drew great
draughts of hope. The moro his lungs wore
out the more light he saw. Dying he raised
himself on his elbow to whisper to the men:
Courage boys! No matter though
\ man be dead
rs coning Wait little.
Freedoms ahead"
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TALK ABOUT MEN.
Gossip Regarding Some of the Persons About
Whom Things Are Incidentally Said.

Judge Roberts, Representative from Dearborn
county, is a courtly old gentleman with long
white beard. He is suave polished, and enter
tanning talker, strong personal friend of Hon.
VIM s. Holman, and is resident OF Aurora,
sometimes called Holmanville The Judge has
honby--the railroad pass system TO legisla-
tors. He favors law making 1t an offense
punishable with fine and imprisonment for any
member OF the General Assembly to accept A
pass from any railroad corporation or any agent
thereof.
Sergeant Fredericks, survivor of the Greeley
expedition, about, yesterday, in his shirt
sleeves, complaining that the weather was much
too warm. ~ suppose an Esauirnau said the
Sergeant, ''conldn't be made to understand that
heas, no matter how strong it might be- could
undsr any circumstances, occasion suffering. A
hereafter eff unquenchable fire would have nc
:errors for him, and when missionaries sen
to the ever-frozen north. they will have te
preach future for the wicked Of ever more in
tense cold"
State Senator Benjamin Franklin Harness, oil
Howard county. is not given to oratory. but will
be found to be man of plain, old-fashioneG
common sense He is lawyer, aboat thirty
three years Old ard has lived all his life in the
county he now represents. He is nearly SIX feet
high, weighs about l75 pounds, is muscular OF
fine physique, OF untiring energy and unswerv
ing honesty. There is not Democrat in How
ard county to say a word IN dispa-agement OF
Senator Harness solid merits. and even the op
position paper there, the Dispatch when he was
nominated gave him fairly good sendof He
has never before held a political office and the
nomination for Senator came to him without his
seeking,
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Firemen Burned by an Explosion.

PITTssuRG Jan. 12-Chief of the Fire De-
nartment Evans. Assistant Chief Steele and fire.
men Haupt, Graham. Mill,gan and Benney were
painfully burned by natural gas explosion in
the cellar Of A. D. yelling. occupied by Mrs.
Anderson, on Twelfth street, this morning. A
small fire was discovered in the collar about II
o'clock. and number of firerlen had gone down
to extnguish it. Suddenly there was a heavy
conclusion, followed by a binding fash which
enveloped the firemen, and then the fame died
out The explosion shook the houses in the
nelghhorhood. and as quickly as possible the
unfortunate men were removed from the build
ing All were badly burned about the head and
face, hut mono of them are believed to have re-
ceived fatal injuries. A leak in the gas pipes is
supposed to have been the cause Of the exple
sion. TIE damage to the house by fire was very
slight
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Sensational Libel Suit,

JACKSON. Tenn, Jan. 12-Rev Frederick
Howard, d. D., pastor of the Central Bapfis:
Church and editor of the True Baptist. this
city, through hrs attorneys, Messre. Pitts Hays
& Weeks, to day filed papers in the Circuit
Court for libel against sixteen members of the
First Baptist Church and the Forked Blade OF
this city, the Tennessee Baptist of Memphis
and the Baptist Reflector of Chattanooga, Tenn.
DR.. Howard sues for $50, 900 damages to his
character on account of certain publications BY
the defendants The date for trial is fixed fol
the 2Sth of March, ard thus begins one of the
most sensational libel suits ever known in oul
cnmmunitv